Boronia inflexa subsp. torringtonensis Duretto APNI* Description: Shrub to 1.5 m high; branchlets hairy between leaf decurrencies, smooth.
Leaves imparipinnate, with 3 (rarely 5) linear leaflets, glabrous or becoming so; petiole 4–9 mm long, leaflets 10–16 mm long, c. 1 mm wide.
Inflorescences axillary, 3-flowered; peduncles mostly 4–5 mm long. Calyx pink, glabrous or with a few hairs toward apex. Petals 4.5–6 mm long, imbricate, white, glabrous or minutely ciliate.
Flowering: Sep.–January
Distribution and occurrence: Restricted to the Torrington area. Found in dry sclerophyll forest on granite-derived soils.
NSW subdivisions: NT
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Critically Endangered
Text by D.M. Crayn
Taxon concept: Duretto, M.F. (2003). Notes on Boronia (Rutaceae) in eastern and northern Australia. Muelleria 17: 19–135.
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